New Jersey/New York City/Long Island, from Cape May to Montauk ...Not imaginary, strategically speaking, especially with sea levels rising.

I'm calling on Governor Phil Murphy to use his authority to veto the adoption of NJ TRANSIT’s unconscionable 15% transit fare hike.

It makes no sense to adopt hikes when actively considering adopting a corporate business tax that could generate a large portion of the revenue needed.

📌Democrats won two more special elections tonight. This time in the battleground state of Michigan.

📌So I say again: Forget these bullshit polls. We are going to absolutely demolish the GOP in November.

Smoke and Mirrors, Souls on melting ice, Big oil's syndicated operations includes ownership of putin, his pawn, minions in congress, SCOTUS...you name it.

🌿 If the only reason you voted for this very good man was this ... It would be a very good reason.

Is That All You Get For Your Money?

Waffle fries don’t get enough love and respect. Chit Chat Diner, Hackensack. One of 16 24-hour-diners in New Jersey. I’m visiting them all. One more to go!

How big is the Octopus that has owned Menendez for at least a quarter of a century? Big enough to hold Goldman Sachs, the SCOTUS, Putin, Netanyahu? Why not? Booker and Murphy? Dupes, easily sucked in.

Shadbush is blooming in the NJ #Pinelands . Also called Canadian serviceberry or Juneberry, shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis) is a deciduous, native understory, large, multi-trunked shrub (or small #tree ) with showy, white #flowers in April-May and edible fruits in June-July.

The State has been stolen

The 24-hour Jersey diner is alive and well, I’m at the Americana Diner in West Orange. What should I order? Five diners to go and I’m done. Watch for the story ⁦njdotcom⁩ in a week or two

Such a powerful talk today from Oleksandra Matviichuk at Stanford University. When asked how US aid will matter or not, she said that it’s the difference between Ukrainians surviving as a people or not. It’s just that simple folks. Glad Speaker Mike Johnson is going to allow a vote!

PRETTY IN PINK: Here are three newly captured views of an Eastern redbud #tree that is bursting into bloom at the NJ #Pinelands Commission’s headquarters in Pemberton Township.

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#flowers #tree s

Today is National #Orchid Day, and here's a gallery of wild #orchids that our staff photographed in the #NJ #Pinelands . The Pinelands is home to nearly 30 wild orchid species. Can you ID these four orchid species?

#orchidlovers #flower s #flower #plants

Today is National #Orchid Day, and here's a gallery of wild #orchids that our staff photographed in the #NJ #Pinelands . The Pinelands is home to nearly 30 wild orchid species. Can you ID these four orchid species?

#orchidlovers #flower s #flower #plants

LULLABY: Happy #TurtleTuesday ! Here’s a newly captured view of a young painted #turtle basking (and maybe napping) in a bog in the NJ #Pinelands . The turtle was just a few inches long.

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

It is inner stillness that will save and transform the world.
Eckhart Tolle

Black women are 3x more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States.

During Black Maternal Health Week, we must speak truth about this crisis as we continue the fight to protect our nation's mothers and children.

NEW: Our Administration has processed over 100,000 expungements — a nearly 70% reduction in our backlog.

Expunging criminal records will help expand opportunities for individuals who have successfully rehabilitated their lives, allowing them to contribute more fully to society.